Jim Troughton has taken over as captain from Ian Westwood. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images

2010 in a nutshell All's well that ends well, with Lord's triumph in the CB40 final to follow a great escape from relegation in the Championship.

How they finished

LV County Championship Sixth in Division One

CB40 Winners

Friends Provident Twenty20 Top of North Group, lost quarter-final

Where they'll be playing in this season

LV County Championship Division One

CB40 Group B

Friends Life t20 North Group

Captain Jim Troughton. His appointment to succeed Ian Westwood, who resigned at the end of last season, certainly isn't down to his batting form, after he managed a single half-century in 30 Championship innings last year. The 32-year-old left-hander, who made six ODI appearances for England way back in 2003, hopes to thrive on the responsibility.

Director of cricket Ashley Giles. Only someone as popular and widely respected as the 2005 Ashes hero could combine his county role with a position on the England selection panel without it causing too much controversy.

Overseas player Mohammad Yousuf. A late replacement for Younus Khan, who had signed a two-year contract only to be recalled by Pakistan, and whose availability therefore remains typically hazy. For the moment, Yousuf has only been signed for six weeks.

Key player Chris Woakes. Demonstrated the all-round ability that Edgbaston regulars have long admired to a wider audience with his immediate impact for England in the winter, and the only worry for Warwickshire is how much they will see of him this summer. That will be partly down to Giles.

Finance factor Superficially fine – a profit of £500,000 last year, following a record £1.1m surplus in 2009 driven by an Ashes Test bonanza. But the 2010 profit was due to a land sale, disguising a horrendous operating loss of £2.2m.

Prediction for 2011: Sixth in Division One Should improve if their batsmen can recover from a wretched collective summer last year. But the loss of Tahir robs their attack of variety and penetration.